2029, the Skynet cyborg
army continues to wage war against the human resistance, led
by the legendary John Connor. Skynet devises a new plan:
send Terminators, who appear as humans, back in time to
assassinate resistance leaders. In 1984, the first
Terminator, a metal endoskeleton T-800, is sent to kill
Sarah Connor and her unborn son. This mission fails, as the
Resistance is also able to send a lone human protector to
defend her. Ten years later, Skynet sends a newer, more
formidable Terminator, the liquid metal T-1000, to eliminate
the young John Connor. Once again, the Resistance sends a
protector, but this time, they send a captured and
reprogrammed T-800 to defend the boy. Winning John's trust,
the T-800 is instrumental in the defeat of the T-1000, and
learns the human traits of compassion, humor and tragically,
self-sacrifice.